Transparency, Regulations Drive LCA Popularity
Interest in life cycle assessments has exploded as companies realize the benefits of knowing nitty-gritty details of their products' impacts and aim to stay ahead of regulations. Read More
UPS Boosts Mileage 40% with Prototype Plastic Delivery Vans
UPS engineers have lowered fuel consumption of deliver vans by about 40 percent with a prototype vehicle made from rugged, lightweight ABS plastic. Read More
Kraft's Recipe for Greener Mac-n-Cheese and Oreos
Kraft plans to manufacture its famous foods using less water, energy and packaging, the company announced last week. Its European coffee brands have also committed to 100 percent sustainably sourced coffee by 2015. Read More
Schneider Electric Rolls Out Data Center Power & Cooling in a Box
The company has created a new type of modular structure designed to cut the costs and deployment times of powering corporate data centers, designed to take up just four parking spots' worth of space. Read More
Green Marketing Is Over. Let’s Move On.
There's plenty of hard work to do on the journey from here to sustainability. Dilly-dallying with green marketing come-ons is a distraction. Here are five reasons we should declare defeat. Read More
Nike's Sustainability Report Takes Top Ceres-ACCA Award
Nike won for Best Sustainability Report today in the Ceres-ACCA North American Awards for Sustainability Reporting, followed by first runner-up American Electric Power. Anvil Knitwear and SAP rounded out the honors. Read More
Levi's Revamps Supply Chain Engagement to Focus on Workers' Rights
The company's new guidelines, issued 20 years after it set terms of engagement focused on compliance in its supply chain, now aim to help the workers in its global supply chains prosper while also protecting the environment. Read More
Inside Method's Method of Design
Method offers an inside look at its packaging design philosophy and how it functions as a core component of the company's organizational thinking. Read More
Ford Looks to Dandelions for Natural Rubber
Ford looks to turn an annoying weed into a useful material for cup holders and other car parts. Read More
Honeywell, GE, Toshiba Vie to Acquire Smart Grid Firm Landis+Gyr
Global engineering firms are putting their bids on the table for a leading smart meter firm. Read More